Bad springs?

Old May 10, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Hello

I took the car today to have the tires checked because i changed them on fridays to a bigger wheel, well, the front left wheel was touching the top of the wheel base, so i was worried, the guys told me that the distance between the floor and the top of the weel base on the left side is 65, and the one on the right side was 67.8......They told me that the springs were bad, and how can that be possible? someone hit me on that side of the car also, what is there to do to solve it?
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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It might be something in the suspension bent from when you got hit.
It might be a bad strut. They are what usually makes the car Sag on one side. The springs will go bad if left on there for a long time with a bad strut.

Is it hitting the Fender or the strut?
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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its hitting just the inside of the car, not sure if its the strut or the fender(i dont know what a strut is), i mean its hitting the wheel base. Not the fender(i believe)
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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If it is hitting the Strut. The round thing in the middle of the front spring then try to get a spacer and move the wheel out a little.
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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but if i do that, it will hit the fender
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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The spacers come in very small thickness.

Or the only other thing would be to replace the struts.
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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the struts? what are they
 
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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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They are like Shock but for the front they are called struts.
 
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